Umpqua’s “Super Jig” hook, the XC400BL-BN features a 60-degree vertical eye bend combined with a carefully curated wide gap to optimize hooking ability. Designed for tyers seeking the perfect hook for a wide variety of jig-style tactical nymphs, the XC400BL-BN pairs well with standard tungsten slotted beads, but it also works well with Umpqua’s Jig Bomb beads when you want to maximize the available shank length of your hook.
XC 400BL-BN5X JIG60 Super Jig Barbless Hook
Umpqua X-Series XC400BL-BN
Umpqua XC400BL Mad River Outfitters
The Umpqua XC400BL is a barbless competition series 60 degree jig hook. It is black nickel with a special BN5X corrosion resistant finish. Comes 25
Umpqua XC400BL
XC450BL-BN - Umpqua Feather Merchants
Umpqua XC400BL-BN – Fly Fish Food
Umpqua X-Series XC400BL-BN Jig Hook(25PK)
Umpqua X-Series XC240 BL-BN The curved shank of the XC240 gives tyers a unique option for stonefly, caddis, shrimp, emergers, and many other styles of flies. The slightly upturned eye design ensures you won’t get in your own way of the hook point when tying a new creation, while the barbless point allows for easy hooking and releasing of fish.
Umpqua X-Series XC240 BL-BN Size 16
Umpqua XC400BL-BN – 239 Flies
Umpqua Jigster - PMD - Size 18
The UC6555BL-BN is another competition style jig hook similar to the UC650BL-BN, but this hook pares down the extra wide gape of the UC650 with medium wire, balancing it with a slightly upturned point for optimum hooking and holding ability. It pairs well with standard slotted tungsten beads to create a variety of European-style tactical nymphs that ride point-up in the water.
Umpqua U-Series UC655BL-BN Hook 10
Umpqua XC400BL Mad River Outfitters
Barbless hooks are crucial for tournaments since they make it easier to hook and fight the fish, giving the angler a better chance of landing them. TheUmpqua C200BL competition hooks are built with a straight shank for standard nymph patterns such as hare’s ears and pheasant tails.
Umpqua Competition Hooks C200BL - 25pk
XC210BL-BN - Umpqua Feather Merchants
A barbless, down eye hook with a wide gape, the XC120 is a perfect all-around hook for many different straight-bodied dry fly and nymph patterns. Offered in a wide range of sizes and a low-profile black nickel finish, the upturned point gives the XC120 excellent hooking and holding capacity on a barbless frame.
Umpqua X-Series XC120 BL-BN Size 14
